Prices soaring everywhere: from beans in Brazil to pork in China
Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from fuel to newspapers
Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from fuel to newspapers
Inflation soared to 191.6 percent in June, up from 60 percent at the beginning of the year, driving prices of goods ever upwards.
The rate dwarfs even the 41 percent inflation in war-torn Ukraine.
A kilo of choice beef now costs ZWL8,768 ($21.92) and five kilos of chicken drumsticks ZWL21,000 (US$65.22) — the equivalent to a civil servant’s average monthly salary.